wasnt 100% sure where to put this but both my kids are in cloth and i wash in cold water i think DS might have got it off DD's nappies is that even possible?
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Rotavirus vax and nappies
wasnt 100% sure where to put this but both my kids are in cloth and i wash in cold water i think DS might have got it off DD's nappies is that even possible?
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Apparently yes. I didn't know that but I did read somewhere recently about how it's a live vax, therefore possible to get sick from kiddies nappies. I had a VERY bad tummy bug when Elijah was about, I think 2 or 4 months old... can't remember... BUT in hindsight, after reading it... I think that's exactly where I got it. I was VERY sick for a good 12 hours and took about 48 to really get over it and start to feel normalish.
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Thanks will wash hers separate next time
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yeah I was told by the nurse when C got his vacces to be supercareful when washing hands for at least a week to ten days after changing a nappy..it will come out in their pooh. On the nappy front it is advisable to hot wash (60degrees or so) and chuck some canestan or dettol rinse in the nappy wash for this period of time...I always did for acouple of weeks after to be super sure th bugs were gone.....
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huh! I didn't know that!
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You can also rinse with vinegar and tea tree oil to kill bugs.
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Yeah, do a hot wash next time. i asked about it in the nappy discussion thread last year sometime
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does vinegar and tea tree oil kill virus or just bacteria?
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Oh gosh - I hadn't thought about the virus in their nappies at all!!
Better do some extra rinses and cannestan... DS has just had his rotavax!
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I advise against using vinegar in any nappies that have elastic or PUL...it will markedly lessen he life of your nappies as it rots the stuff....
tea tree is a good idea though, hadn't thought of that!
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when it was just DS it didnt happen and it wasnt too bad but i noticed he had dioreha(sp) (and hes been vaxed) but she was fine maybe coz it was her poo she wasnt affected maybe?
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Some diarrhoea is a common side effect of the rotarix vaccine. It is live vaccine but attenuated (weakened) and they should advise you to keep them away from immunocompromised people after vaxing.
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jeez wish there was more warning all i get told is to make sure i wash my hands after every change but i do that anyway
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